\n Now entering its 13th year, the event is a vibrant celebration of storytelling, creativity and community.\n<\/p>\n
\n This year’s festival takes place from Thursday, September 25 until Sunday, September 28, with the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine hosting most of the events.\n<\/p>\n
\n The biggest name on the programme this year is, of course, Dreghorn’s own Nicola Sturgeon.\n<\/p>\n
\n The former First Minister will be discuss her new book Frankly, a personal and revealing memoir from one of Britain\u2019s most significant political leaders of recent times.\n<\/p>\n
\n (Image: Tidelines Book Festival)\n<\/p>\n
\n The headline event at Fullarton ConneXions will see Nicola recount her journey from working-class Ayrshire roots to the highest political office in the country.\n<\/p>\n
\n Her event on prime home turf will be chaired by Glasgow journalist Sean McDonald.\n<\/p>\n
\n Scots language is front and centre of this year\u2019s Tidelines programme.\n<\/p>\n
\n The festival opens with the launch of \u2018Mat o\u2019 Shanter\u2019, the new book by talented Ayrshire poet Simon Lamb.\n<\/p>\n
\n A modern-day re-imagining of Tam o\u2019 Shanter, the book blends poetry and personal insights, whilst exploring the enduring influence of Robert Burns.\n<\/p>\n
\n The festival will conclude with national treasure and Scots writer, playwright and poet, Jackie Kay in conversation with Ayrshire poet, Tracy Harvey.\n<\/p>\n
\n The pair will discuss life\u2019s journey with warmth, humour and human endearment.\n<\/p>\n
\n The event will be topped and tailed with Jackie\u2019s new picture book \u2018Coorie Doon\u2019. This story celebrates the small, perfect rituals of childhood and how they become a vital part of who we are.\n<\/p>\n
\n Other highlights include an evening of crime and whisky with Natalie Jayne Clark and Martin Stewart, as well as the opportunity to discover the secrets of Carina Contini\u2019s marvellous family cookbook.\n<\/p>\n
\n Darren McGarvey will examine the stories we tell ourselves about our trauma, and Claudia Esnouf shares her story of resilience and courage in \u2018Walk Like A Girl\u2019.\n<\/p>\n
\n Irvine’s Harbour Arts Centre(Image: Newsquest)\n<\/p>\n
\n Elsewhere, there are storytelling sessions for babies and pre-schoolers, literary walks with the Irvine Lasses, a chance to explore The Nature Library, Witch Trial explorations, a Gaelic showcase, a look at the Scottish West Coast Isles through the lens and an opportunity to participate in A Dook & A Book workshop \u2013 full details in the programme<\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n Waterstones Ayr will also create its popular pop-up bookshop in the Harbour Arts Centre, selling books by festival authors and more.\n<\/p>\n \n Angela Noble, festival coordinator, said: “We at Tidelines Book Festival promise you a warm, welcoming atmosphere with top-notch entertainment in a beautiful harbourside setting.\n<\/p>\n \n “Ticket sales go towards supporting our free schools and community outreach programmes. By supporting your local book festival, you become part of our story!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now entering its 13th year, the event is a vibrant celebration of storytelling, creativity and community. This year’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[457,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-151023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-books","tag-books","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}